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Since I started writing content for the How To blog, screenshots have become a staple of my work. Usually their purpose is to show the reader how to perform an action in a more precise way than words can express.

As you may imagine, I have tried a lot of different ways to take and save screenshots. The most basic method, PrtScr (Print Screen), still requires pasting the copied image into an editor and then saving it. While this is great because it is built-in, it makes the process more complex than necessary. Even though none of the screenshot utilities I've used are perfect, I'd say this one at least gets credit for uploading somewhere useful. Here's how to get started with CloudShot, a screenshot utility for Dropbox:

Note: You will need to have the desktop version of Dropbox installed for this screenshot utility to save directly to your account.